Car-coupling



(No Model.)

H. MOOERS.

OAR COUPLING.

Patented Aug. 11" 1885.

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WITNESSES By Jul Mom NITED STATES HENRY MOOERS, on TOLEDO, orno.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,950, dated August 11, 1885.

Application filed June 24, 1885. (No Model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern Beit known that I, HENRY MOOERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Draw-Heads, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in draw-heads for cars, the object being to provide means whereby the usual link employed may be raised or lowered so as to be on aline with the draw-head of an approaching car, and to provide means for raising the pin in the draw-head to efl'ect an uncoupling of the cars, either or both of which operations may be accomplished from either side or the top of the car.

My invention consists in attaching to a draw-head a bracket or support to which is attached suitable mechanism for raising or lowering the link and raising the pin independent of the devices for adjusting the link.

My invention further consists in the improved construction, and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art may know how to make and use my invention I will now proceed to describe what I consider the best means ofcarrying the sameinto efi'ect, in connection with the accompanying drawing, which is a perspective view of a portion of a draw-head having my improvements applied thereto.

In the drawing, A represents the draw-head, which is of any ordinary or well-known consti uction.

B represents abracket, which is located on one side of the draw-head, at or near the forward end thereof. This bracket B consists of a plate, 0, extending outwardly at right angles to the draw-head, and having its inner end bent at right angles to its body, so as to lie flat against the side of the draw-head A, to which it is attached by bolts to, as shown. Secured to the plate G by the bolts to is astandard, D, which is provided with an elongated slot, 1), said standard extending above the draw-head.

Near the outer end of the plate 0, pret'era bly on the inner side thereof, is secured an upwardly-extending arm, E, said'plate 0, standard D, and arm E forming the bracket B, to which the mechanism for adjusting the height of the link and raising the pin in the drawhead is adapted to be attached.

For raising the coupling-pin F, I have. provided a lever, G, which is pivoted to the arm E about midway its ends, said lever passing through the slot 0 in the standard D and working therein.

H represents links, which are pivoted to the upper end ol'the coupling-pin I*, which, as shown, works in the usual openings in the draw-head. The linksII are pivoted at their upper ends to the sides of the lever G, from which it will be seen that if said lever be raised at one end or lowered at its other end that the coupling-pin will be raised to release the couplinglink I. It will thus be observed that the cars may be coupled from either side of the car without the necessity of going between them, or thelever G may be connected bya wire, chain, or rope with the top of the car, from which point it may be easlly operated.

Iivoted to the outer side of the plate (I is alever, J, which is enlarged about midway between its ends, said enlarged portion being located in front of thedraw-head.. The said enlarged portion of the lever J is provided with horizontal position an outwardly-extending pin, K, is provided, said pin extending outwardly from the front side of plate 0 and bearing against the upper side of the lever J, just beyond the point at which it is pivoted.

The devices before described can be applied to any new or old draw-head, or the bracket may be cast as apart of the draw-head.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with a draw-head and a plate secured thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, of an arm secured near the outer To hold the leverJ from dropping below a p end of said plate, a lever pivoted to the upper end of said arms, and plates pivoted to the eoupling pin and lever, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a draw-head, of a bracket consisting of the plate 0, arm E, and standard D, of a lever pivoted to the arm E and Working in a slot in the standard, and plates pivotally connecting the couplingpin and lever, substantially as set forth.

The combination, with a draw-head, of a pivoted lever having an opening to correspond to the opening in the draw-head, said lever being adapted to raise the link in a manner and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a draw-head, of a pivoted lever located on the front side of the draw-head, and having an opening corre spondingto the month or opening in the drawhead, and a stop to prevent said lever from 20 dropping below a horizontal position, as set forth.

5. The combination, with a draw-head having an outwardly extending plate secured thereto, of a lever pivoted to said plate, and 2 5 having an opening corresponding to that of the draw-head, and a stop, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature 30 in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY MOOERS.

Witnesses BENJAMIN F. RENO, C. F. FRANCE. 

